Tenerife holiday flight forced to divert to Manchester due to technical problem
The Jet2 flight took off from Newcastle Airport this morning, but there was a fault indication on board, which meant the pilot decided to divert to Manchester Airport as a precautionary measure.
A Jet2 spokeswoman said: “Flight LS517 from Newcastle to Tenerife diverted to Manchester Airport as a precautionary measure this morning due to a fault indication after take-off.
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"We would like to apologise to customers for the delay to the start of their holiday and we will have them on their way as soon as possible.”